# kunci
## Hausa
### Pronunciation

* IPA: /kún.t͡ʃìː/
** (Standard Kano Hausa) IPA: [kʷʊ́n.t͡ʃìː]

### Noun

kuncī̀ m (plural kumā̀tū, possessed form kuncìn)
* cheek

### References

* Newman, Paul (2007) A Hausa-English Dictionary (Yale Language Series), New Haven, London: Yale University Press, →ISBN, page 117.

## Indonesian
### Alternative forms

* konci
* koentji (dated, 1901–1947)
* kuntji (dated, 1947–1972)

### Etymology

From Malay kunci (“key”), from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).
* Semantic loan from Dutch sleutel for wrench, spanner and clef senses.
* Semantic loan from Dutch akkoord for chord sense.
* Semantic loan from English key for music (other than clef sense), education, computing, cryptography and internet sense.

### Pronunciation

* (Standard Indonesian) IPA: /ˈkunt͡ʃi/ [ˈkun.t͡ʃi]
* Audio:(file)
* Rhymes: -unt͡ʃi
* Syllabification: kun‧ci

### Noun

kunci
* (literally) lock, something used for fastening, which can only be opened with a key or combination.
    Hyponyms: anak kunci, gembok, induk kunci
* key
** (now literally) an object designed to open and close a lock.
    Synonyms: anak kunci, sosi
** (figurative) a crucial step or requirement.
** (music, figurative) in musical theory, the total melodic and harmonic relations, which exist between the tones of an ideal scale, major or minor; tonality.
** (music, figurative) in musical theory and notation, the tonality centering in a given tone, or the several tones taken collectively, of a given scale, major or minor.
    Synonym: klef (Standard Malay)
** (computing) a value that uniquely identifies an entry in a container.
** (cryptography) A piece of information (e.g. a passphrase) used to encode or decode a message or messages.
** (Internet) A password restricting access to an IRC channel.
** (education, figurative) answer key, an assorted list of solutions to problems or exercises in a test, textbook, etc.
    Synonym: kunci jawaban
* (music, figurative) clef, a symbol found on a musical staff that indicates the pitches represented by the lines and the spaces on the staff.
* (music, colloquial, figurative) chord, a harmonic set of three or more notes that is heard as if sounding simultaneously.
    Synonym: akor
* spanner, wrench: a hand tool for adjusting nuts and bolts.

#### Affixed terms

* berkunci
* dikunci
* dikuncikan
* mengunci
* menguncikan
* pengunci
* penguncian
* terkunci

#### Compounds

* kunci botanik
* kunci eksklusif
* kunci enkripsi
* kunci gantung
* kunci inggris
* kunci kontak
* kunci kroma
* kunci kura-kura
* kunci leter T
* kunci lisensi
* kunci lunak
* kunci lutut
* kunci maling
* kunci mati
* kunci mur terbuka
* kunci nada
* kunci paha
* kunci panas
* kunci pas
* kunci pintasan
* kunci pipa
* kunci ring
* kunci sakelar
* kunci sok
* kunci tab
* kunci tolak
* kunci utama
* kunci wasiat

### Verb

kunci
* (colloquial) Informal form of mengunci (“to lock”).

### Further reading

* “kunci” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.

## Malay
### Etymology

Borrowed from Hindi कुंजी (kuñjī, “key”), from Punjabi ਕੁੰਜੀ (kuñjī) / کُنجِی (kunjī), from Sanskrit कुञ्चिका (kuñcikā).

### Pronunciation

* IPA: /ˈkunt͡ʃi/ [ˈkuɲ.t͡ʃi]
* Rhymes: -unt͡ʃi, -t͡ʃi
* (Johor-Riau) IPA: /ˈkuɲt͡ʃi/ [ˈkuɲ.t͡ʃi]
* Rhymes: -i
* Hyphenation: kun‧ci

### Noun

kunci (Jawi spelling کونچي, plural kunci-kunci, informal 1st possessive kunciku, 2nd possessive kuncimu, 3rd possessive kuncinya)
* key
    Kunci pintuDoor key

#### Descendants

* > Indonesian: kunci (inherited)
* → Iban: kunchi
* → Thai: กุญแจ (gun-jɛɛ) (semi-learned)

### Verb

kunci (Jawi spelling کونچي)
* to lock something up with a key
    Minta kunci pintu ini sekejap.Can you please lock this door, please?

### Further reading

* “kunci” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.

## Slovene
### Noun

kúnci
* nominative/instrumental plural of kunec